Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Abdur-Rahman Olalekan Olayiwola

Publications

• Research Article
  Political Communication in the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria: The Oyo State Experience- �?¢�?�?��?�?The Wild, Wild West�?¢�?�?��?
  Author(s): Abdur-Rahman Olalekan OlayiwolaAbdur-Rahman Olalekan Olayiwola
  
  Political Communication is a sub-field of Political Science and Communication that deals with the production, dissemination, procession and effects of information, both through the mass media of communication, the Newspaper Press, Radio, Television, Social Media, Ora-media and interpersonally within a political context. This study examines political communication in the 2015 General Elections with special/particular reference to Oyo State of Nigeria- “the wild, wild west”. The study analyses the political communication strategies of fourteen (14) political parties in thirty-three Local Government areas of Oyo State, the speeches of eight (8) gubernatorial/governorship candidates/ politicians (political speechifying), those who tried to influence the political process and the outcome of the 2015 election in the state. The paper examines the formal and informal conversations.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7912.1000312

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